Taylor Swift Fan Dies In Accident On Way To Concert In Australia
Know Your Idol – A 16-year-old Taylor Swift fan died after being involved in an accident on her way to The Eras Tour concert venue in Melbourne, Australia. Swifties named Mieka Pokarier died at the scene on Thursday, February 15 2024, Weekend Australian. Mieka listened to Taylor Swift songs with her mother and sister during their 17-hour trip. Mieka had her iPad open to listen to a Taylor Swift playlist she had painstakingly created when their car collided with a semi-truck in Dubbo, near Sydney, on their way from Queensland to the opening night of The Eras Tour in Melbourne, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Mieka was reportedly sitting in the front passenger seat at the time of the accident, while her 10-year-old sister was in the back seat. Her sister, Freya Pokarier, was taken to Sydney’s Westmead Hospital in a critical condition and placed in an induced coma after suffering a brain injury, a broken leg and pelvic damage. Their mother Kim Litchfield was rushed to Dubbo Hospital in a stable condition and was treated for minor injuries. The driver of the semi-truck they hit was also in a stable condition and taken to Dubbo Hospital.
“This was supposed to be a dream trip,” Mieka Pokarier’s godmother, Karleigh Fox, told the Daily Telegraph.
“They’ve been talking about this since before they got the tickets. They spent eight hours refreshing their screens in the hope of getting tickets and were thrilled to get tickets at the Melbourne and Sydney venues.” Mieka’s father, Peter Pokarier, expressed his sadness in a short statement on Facebook.
“My family and my life goals… I am destroyed!!!!” he complained on Friday, February 16 2024.
The godmother also thanked people for their generous donations. “I am so overwhelmed by the outpouring of generosity and love towards the family, wow already over 4 thousand dollars,” Fox wrote. “Thank You. As you can imagine, we have a lot of work to do and this will really help take the pressure off.”
The heartbreaking news comes months after a 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan died from extreme heat at The Eras Tour show FOR4D in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian fan Ana Clara Benevides collapsed at the concert after she waited hours to enter the venue in scorching temperatures before dying in hospital. Taylor Swift later met with the Benevides family at one of her events after saying she was devastated by the tragic death.
